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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1993

THE PERCENTAGE

FOLLOWING TABLE.

CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND ARE SHOWN IN

THE

THE MONTHLY SURVEY OF ORDERS-ON-HAND COVERS A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT AS THE SURVEY SAMPLE COVERED ONLY THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MIGHT NOT BB REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL SITUATION OF THE

MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

PROVIDE A

NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS SECTOR.

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JANUARY 1993 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $5.50 PER COPY.

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ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE ΤΟ THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 805 6441.

ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

INDUSTRY

AS AT THE END OF

JANUARY 1993

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1992 JANUARY 1992

{MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

4.50

+3

WEARING APPAREL

4.76

*

TEXTILES

2.30

+5

→

-2

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

3.26

+15

+14

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

4.57

-2

+9

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

5.70

OTHERS

4.03

+ I

- 1

+6

+2

+2

* CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5%

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